Losses from the cold

[framed]

Lost another fledgeling this morning, she was about 2 months out of the nest , so I'm starting to get depressed. I think I'm doing most things right and still have around 50 fledglings.
But it's still sad losing any bird.

Framed.

[jusdeb]

Framed yes it is depressing , but just think the survivors will be contributing to a good stock of birds tough enough to take the cold.
Guess we should start a post about who is surviving the cold might be less depressing than who didnt survive.

[Finchman]

Coming into the cold weather I start to feed the larger finches budgie mix with plenty of canary seed in it and hulled oats. It helps to put a bit of fat on the finches to help get them through the cold winters.

[finchbreeder]

Bad news. My trainee environmental scientist tells me that global warming means it will get hotter in the summer days and colder in the winter nights from now on. So I guess we will have to make our avairys more adaptable and watch the strong survive. Lost a Diamond Dove overnight. But the extra canary seed seems to be helping everyone else to keep warm enough. It was very wet and windy last night, near cyclonic winds.
LML

[Diane]

I asked about hulled oats at the local bird place and was told they were too big for the gouldians. Could they be ground down a bit and sprinkled over their normal seed? I did get some hemp seeds, was told they have the most carbs. Cant say Ive seen anyone eating them yet.

[Jayburd]

I used to feed them too the finches... I think? I think they were hulled oats.

[Buzzard-1]

I prefer hulled sunflower,I chuck them in a blender for a minute and add to soaked seed when I feed.(Only leading up to and during Winter)They even eat the big pieces.

[mickw]

My gouldians ate them in the 80's......my Black throats will try them but hardly any get past the Blue faced parrot finches......try them & if they dont go for 'em, grind them up & sprinkle them through egg & biscuit or chitted seed

[jusdeb]

Theres quite a few high fat omega 3 seeds small enough for finches without having to muck around grinding seeds ...Niger , Linseed , Lettuce ,Hemp and Rape to name a few.

[Diane]

Theres quite a few high fat omega 3 seeds small enough for finches without having to muck around grinding seeds ...Niger , Linseed , Lettuce ,Hemp and Rape to name a few.

I give them Niger, Hemp and Rape seed, will have to have another look for the lettuce and linseed